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Tongaporutu
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Tongaporutu
Coordinates: 38°49′12″S174°35′53″E / 38.82000°S 174.59806°E / -38.82000; 174.59806
CountryNew Zealand
Region Taranaki
District New Plymouth District

Tongaporutu is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Tongaporutu River, 15 kilometres south of Mokau.Tongaporutu is well known in New Zealand for its 'Three Sisters' rock formations and its Maori petroglyphs carved into cave rock walls. However,both the Maori rock carvings and the 'Three Sisters formations are constantly being eroded by the Tasman sea.

Taranaki Region of New Zealand in North Island

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The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island's area is 113,729 square kilometres (43,911 sq mi), making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 3,749,200.

New Zealand State Highway 3 road in New Zealand

State Highway 3 (SH 3) is one of New Zealand's eight national state highways. It serves the west coast of the country's North Island and forms a link between State Highway 1 and State Highway 2. Distances are measured from north to south.

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Further reading

General historical works

  • History of the Te Horo Tunnel and the Main Road North from New Plymouth to Mokau, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Te Horo Restoration Society, 1999
  • Tongaporutu, Ahititi, Okau: centennial booklet 1897-1997, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: n.p., 1997
  • Gray, Brian E. (2000), The Tongaporutu River Valley: a history of the combined districts of Tongaporutu, Ahititi, Okau, Kotare, Rerekapa, Inglewood, [N.Z.]: Tongaporutu Historical Committee

Business history

  • de Jardine, Margaret (1992), The little ports of Taranaki: being Awakino, Mokau, Tongaporutu, Urenui, Waitara, Opunake, Patea, together with some historical background to each, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: M. de Jardine, ISBN   0-473-01455-6
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  • "Puke Ariki". Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. in New Plymouth contains the letter book of the Waitara-based shipping agent, Lewis Clare (died 1960). This book records coastal shipping from and into small North Taranaki ports (including those mentioned in de Jardine'sbook) between 1910 and 1920. See "Clare, Lewis (ARC2002-255)" . Retrieved 12 December 2011.
New Plymouth City in Taranaki, New Zealand

New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth from where the first English settlers migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the 10th largest district in New Zealand, and has a population of 74,184 – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki Region and 1.7% of New Zealand's population. This includes New Plymouth City (58,300), Waitara (6,483), Inglewood (3,380), Oakura (1,359), Okato (561) and Urenui (429).

Waitara, New Zealand Place in Taranaki, New Zealand

Waitara is a town in the northern part of the Taranaki region of the North Island of New Zealand. Waitara is located just off State Highway 3, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of New Plymouth. Its population was 6312 in the 2013 census, an increase of 24 from 2006.

Churches

Anglican

  • Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea, Mokau: "come unto me"., Mokau, [N.Z.]: Parochial District of Saint Peter-by-the-Sea, 1956

Geology

  • Grange, L.I.; et al. (1927), The geology of the Tongaporutu-Ohura Subdivision, Taranaki Division [Bulletin (New Zealand Geological Survey Branch); new ser. no. 31], Wellington, [N.Z.]: Geological Survey Branch, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Harris, G.E.; et al. (1926), Geological map of Aria survey district, Wellington, [N.Z.]: The SurveyScale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)
  • Harris, G.E.; et al. (1926), Geological map of Mimi survey district, Wellington, [N.Z.]: The SurveyScale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)
  • Harris, G.E.; et al. (1926), Geological map of Ohura survey district, Wellington, [N.Z.]: The SurveyScale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)
  • Harris, G.E.; et al. (1926), Geological map of Pouatu survey district, Wellington, [N.Z.]: The SurveyScale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)
  • Harris, G.E.; et al. (1926), Geological map of Waro survey district, Wellington, [N.Z.]: The SurveyScale: 1: 63 360 (i.e. 1 in. to the mile)
  • Mills, Carey R. (1988), Gravity expression of the Patea-Tongaporutu High, eastern Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand (M.Sc., Victoria University of Wellington)

Maori

  • Phillips, F.L. (1989–1995), Landmarks of Tainui = Nga tohu a Tainui: a geographical record of Tainui traditional history, Otorohanga, [N.Z.]: Tohu Publishers, ISBN   0-908596-26-X
  • Phillips, F.L. (1995), Landmarks of Tainui = Nga tohu a Tainui: a geographical record of Tainui traditional history, volume two, Otorohanga, [N.Z.]: Tohu Publishers, ISBN   0-908596-32-4

Maps

  • Haylock, A.L. (1895), Tongaporutu improved farms settlement: Mimi survey district, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & SurveyScale: 1: 39 600 (i.e. 1/1.6 in. to the mile)
  • Skeet, H.M. (1896), Village of Tongaporutu, Mimi Survey District, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & SurveyScale: 1: 3 168 (i.e. 1/20 in. to the mile)
  • New Zealand Department of Lands & Survey (1986), Tongaporutu, Wellington, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Department of Lands & SurveyScale: 1: 50 000 (i.e. 1/1.27 in. to the mile) NZMS 260 ; v Q18

People

  • Genealogical information, a family Bible, and sketches of the Mohakatino and Tongaporutu Rivers are contained within the Messenger family collection held within "Puke Ariki". in New Plymouth. William Messenger, his wife, Mary, and their adult children initially settled at Omata upon arriving in New Zealand in 1853. See "Messenger family". ARC2002-357.
Omata Place in Taranaki, New Zealand

Omata is a locality in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45 just southwest of New Plymouth.

Coordinates: 38°48′S174°36′E / 38.800°S 174.600°E / -38.800; 174.600

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